On Thu, 2 May 2024 07:33:09 GMT, Serguei Spitsyn <sspit...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> The fix is to degrade virtual threads support in the JVM TI >> `GetObjectMonitorUsage` function so that it is specified to only return an >> owner when the owner is a platform thread. Also, virtual threads are not >> listed in the both `waiters` and `notify_waiters` lists returned in the >> `jvmtiMonitorUsage` structure. Java 19 re-specified a number of JVMTI >> functions and events for virtual threads, we missed this one. >> >> The main motivation for degrading it now is that the object monitor >> implementation is being updated to allow virtual threads unmount while >> owning monitors. It would add overhead to record monitor usage when >> freezing/unmount, overhead that couldn't be tied to a JVMTI capability as >> the capability can be enabled at any time. >> >> `GetObjectMonitorUsage` was broken for 20+ years >> ([8247972](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8247972)) without bug reports >> so it seems unlikely that the function is widely used. Degrading it to only >> return an owner when the owner is a platform thread has no compatibility >> impact for tooling that uses it in conjunction with `HotSpot` thread dumps >> or `ThreadMXBean`. >> >> One other point about `GetObjectMonitorUsage` is that it pre-dates >> j.u.concurrent in Java 5 so it can't be used to get a full picture of the >> lock usage in a program. >> >> The specs of the impacted `JDWP ObjectReference.MonitorInfo` command and the >> JDI `ObjectReference` `ownerThread()`, `waitingThreads()` and `entryCount()` >> methods are updated to match the JVM TI spec. >> >> Also, please, review the related CSR and Release Note: >> - CSR: [8331422](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8331422): degrade >> virtual thread support for GetObjectMonitorUsage >> - RN: [8331465](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8331465): Release Note: >> degrade virtual thread support for GetObjectMonitorUsage >> >> Testing: >> - tested impacted and updated tests locally >> - tested with mach5 tiers 1-6 > > Serguei Spitsyn has updated the pull request incrementally with one > additional commit since the last revision: > > review: Corrections in: 1) JVMTI/JDWP spec; 2) test vthread checks; 3) test > comments The update to the API specs looks okay. I think it was just a cut & paste error that the wrong text was copied into the description of the waiter_count and notify_waiter_count fields. I assume you'll update the CSR so it has the updated text. ------------- PR Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/19030#issuecomment-2090636854
